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Rhodes senior Eleanor Ellsworth represented her research group in March at the ASIANetwork 2025 Annual Conference and presented results from their project titled “Asian Foodways in Memphis: Reasons for Rebrands.”
Members of the Rhodes community celebrated the many paths that lead students to Rhodes and into their futures. Rhodes Giving Day was held April 2-3, and the campaign received 1,210 gifts and raised $236,490.
Rhodes students traveled to Washington, D.C., in March to discuss their undergraduate research with U.S. senators and representatives as part of the Students Transforming Through Research Advocacy Program.
The Spence Wilson Center for Interdisciplinary Humanities a will host a conversation with Dr. Shelly Lowe, former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities on April 24.
Philosophy major Maya Underwood ’26 is rounding out her liberal arts experience with volunteer work, pre-med education, and musical training. In a year, she will be on her way to George Washington University’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Anna Claire Tilley, a Rhodes College senior from Fort Smith, AR, has been awarded The Steve and Riea Lainoff Crop Trust Fellowship in Honor of Cary Fowler ’71. She is pursuing a major in urban studies and a minor in environmental studies.
Ada Collins, who is a sophomore physics and mathematics major from Greensboro, NC, is among the 441 students from across the United States who have been selected as Goldwater Scholars for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Rhodes CubeSat named RHOK-SAT has been delivered to NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, where it will wait for liftoff this summer.
Dr. Michael Nelson, professor of political science at Rhodes College and a recognized presidential scholar, has written a new book titled How College Presidents Succeed: Lessons in Leadership from Three Generations of Reveleys. It will be released April 8
The Rhodes College mock trial A team has qualified to compete in the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament to be held April 4-6 in Cleveland, OH. This will be Rhodes 37th year heading to the nationals.